Somewhere in the back of my memory I seem to recall hearing that the Nazi's were given a form of meth to help them stay awake but that's probably bullshyt too.
‘There was no fear anymore’: The tiny pill that makes Syrian combatants such superhum
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Before or after the pills arrived?
Probably put holes in the smoke stacks so the O2 level was 5% below normal and that is the 'l' in sheeple.
'Take your muffin' would be more accurate.
They had vials of morphine so why not a 'whole kit'. If the fact that you are in a war isn't enough to keep you awake then momma's 'little helper' certainly will for as long as needed.
Define 'until' as 'they' are protecting heroin in Afghanistan.
It is whatever is available that helps you deal with all the *******s in their daily lives. Survivors of the 1918 flu all suffered from the effects of an extended high fever, a certain drug helped them from experiencing the side effects and it was addicting but is was a treatment rather than a cure so it was intended to be taken for life so the fact it was addicting became a non-issue.
They hang George for that?
http://russia-insider.com/en/military/syria-war-russia-rolls-out-its-super-fighter/ri11299
They hang George for that?
http://russia-insider.com/en/military/syria-war-russia-rolls-out-its-super-fighter/ri11299
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Here's another story on a big haul of Captagon..........
THE traditional way is not always the most successful. Saudi Arabian border guards this month arrested a Sudanese man accused of smuggling more than half a million drug tablets into the kingdom from Jordan on the back of a camel. Just as tastes in food and drink vary from region to region, so do preferences for drugs. The one the Sudanese man was allegedly trafficking, known as Captagon, is the Arabian peninsula’s most popular illegal drug. True Captagon (generic name: fenethylline) was produced as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
America banned it in 1981 after its addictive and other pernicious characteristics became clear. Most other countries have followed suit.
The pills flooding into Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states sometimes have a fenethylline base. But many are simply ‘uppers’, or amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS). And some of what is sold under the poetic street name of Abu Hilalain (Father of the Two Crescent Moons: an allusion to the entwining Cs on each pill) contains little but concentrated caffeine.
Still, one of the reputed effects of genuine Captagon is to reduce compassion and there has been recurrent speculation that IS feeds it to its militants. A captured teenage IS fighter told CNN in 2014 he had been given pills “that would make you go to battle not caring if you live or die”. Captagon came under particular suspicion after the Paris attacks of 2015. Several eyewitnesses commented on the emotionless stares and zombie-like movements of the killers. But toxicological examinations reportedly found no evidence they had taken drugs beforehand. A study last year concluded that the only drug that could be firmly linked to IS was Tramadol, an opoid.
The Koran deplores “intoxicants”. So why are so many inhabitants of some of the Middle East’s most God-fearing states getting high on Captagon? Users include party-goers, slimmers who take the drug as an appetite suppressant, and others such as students and lorry drivers who want to stay awake for long periods. Justin Thomas, a Briton who lectures on psychology at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi, says many users believe (or pretend to themselves) that it is a medication, a myth reinforced by some producers, who market the drug in blister packs. “This pseudo-medical veneer protects the user from feeling they are involved in an activity that is haram (forbidden by the Koran),” he says.
https://click.e.economist.com/?qs=f...78bf6765da2eed084a57e44a0a226d1825f7708f36b44
THE traditional way is not always the most successful. Saudi Arabian border guards this month arrested a Sudanese man accused of smuggling more than half a million drug tablets into the kingdom from Jordan on the back of a camel. Just as tastes in food and drink vary from region to region, so do preferences for drugs. The one the Sudanese man was allegedly trafficking, known as Captagon, is the Arabian peninsula’s most popular illegal drug. True Captagon (generic name: fenethylline) was produced as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
America banned it in 1981 after its addictive and other pernicious characteristics became clear. Most other countries have followed suit.
The pills flooding into Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states sometimes have a fenethylline base. But many are simply ‘uppers’, or amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS). And some of what is sold under the poetic street name of Abu Hilalain (Father of the Two Crescent Moons: an allusion to the entwining Cs on each pill) contains little but concentrated caffeine.
Still, one of the reputed effects of genuine Captagon is to reduce compassion and there has been recurrent speculation that IS feeds it to its militants. A captured teenage IS fighter told CNN in 2014 he had been given pills “that would make you go to battle not caring if you live or die”. Captagon came under particular suspicion after the Paris attacks of 2015. Several eyewitnesses commented on the emotionless stares and zombie-like movements of the killers. But toxicological examinations reportedly found no evidence they had taken drugs beforehand. A study last year concluded that the only drug that could be firmly linked to IS was Tramadol, an opoid.
The Koran deplores “intoxicants”. So why are so many inhabitants of some of the Middle East’s most God-fearing states getting high on Captagon? Users include party-goers, slimmers who take the drug as an appetite suppressant, and others such as students and lorry drivers who want to stay awake for long periods. Justin Thomas, a Briton who lectures on psychology at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi, says many users believe (or pretend to themselves) that it is a medication, a myth reinforced by some producers, who market the drug in blister packs. “This pseudo-medical veneer protects the user from feeling they are involved in an activity that is haram (forbidden by the Koran),” he says.
https://click.e.economist.com/?qs=f...78bf6765da2eed084a57e44a0a226d1825f7708f36b44
Nothing new about using stimulants in warfare. They've been used since ancient times in one form or another. Large scale use of pharmaceuticals first occurred in World War II and later in Vietnam.
WW II German soldiers, civilians dropped amphetamines to give them boost to battle allies
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wor...es-give-boost-battle-allies-article-1.1362017
The Drugs That Built a Super Soldier
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/04/the-drugs-that-built-a-super-soldier/477183/
WW II German soldiers, civilians dropped amphetamines to give them boost to battle allies
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wor...es-give-boost-battle-allies-article-1.1362017
The Drugs That Built a Super Soldier
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/04/the-drugs-that-built-a-super-soldier/477183/
You guys do know who invents this shit right?? Same ones that supply these guys and the rest of the US Govt. Muslims can't have a beer yet mainlining heroin is quite acceptable, really??
Flying High - American Pilots Pop 'Go Pills' - Then Go Kill
[SIZE=+4]Flying High - American Pilots
Pop 'Go Pills' - Then Go Kill
[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]By Linda S. Heard
CounterPunch.org
1-26-3[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]The expression "flying high" takes on a whole new meaning when viewed in the light of the admission by the U.S. Air Force that its combat pilots regularly consume uppers and downers with its blessing. In fact, American bomber pilots are encouraged to take amphetamines, and upon return to base are sometimes offered tranquilizers to help them sleep.[/SIZE] [SIZE=+1]This shocking announcement - apparently a longtime open secret in the military - came to the notice of the public during an investigation of two U.S. F16 pilots responsible for dropping a laser-guided, 500lb bomb on a Canadian unit in Afghanistan. Four Canadian servicemen lost their lives as a result.[/SIZE] [SIZE=+1]Canada was outraged and demanded that the two American airmen face a justice. As part of the enquiry emerged the disturbing news that combat pilots in the U.S. military are encouraged by their own commanders to regularly pop amphetamine tablets. Once nicknamed "uppers" or "speed", amphetamines are now known as "go-pills" in the U.S. Air Force.[/SIZE] [SIZE=+1]An Air Force surgeon, a guest on CNN's Q&A programme, had no hesitation in extolling the virtues of the innocuous sounding "go-pills" during combat missions. He explained that they often save the lives of exhausted pilots, and that fatigue kills. He also admitted that pilots are allowed to self-medicate and that reluctance by airmen to take such stimulants could mean that they would be excluded from a particular mission.[/SIZE] [SIZE=+1]But do they increase the risk of "collateral damage" (a callous expression) at the hands of hyped up young men and women with their fingers on the button?[/SIZE] [SIZE=+1]According to the makers of Dexedrine GlaxoSmithKline, they certainly do. It warns that the product may impair the patient's ability to engage in potentially hazardous activity such as operating machines and vehicles.[/SIZE] [SIZE=+1]The common side effects of Dexedrine may include, nervousness, insomnia, hostility, and addiction as well as feelings of suspicion and paranoia. The worst is known as "amphetamine psychosis", which causes hallucinations and delusion.[/SIZE] [SIZE=+1]One of the pilots under current investigation took 5mgs two hours before the mission, while the other popped 10mgs just one hour prior to take-off. Could the pilots have been hallucinating or paranoid when they believed that the Canadians were firing at them? The pilots recently sat through the first session of an official hearing so, presumably, we will shortly find out.[/SIZE] [SIZE=+1]But the taking of amphetamines isn't just limited to pilots in Afghanistan. The surgeon said that combat pilots in the U.S. military have been popping pills for the past 60 years. This, according to my reckoning, takes us way back to World War II.[/SIZE] [SIZE=+1]It is common knowledge that the British issued stimulants to their pilots during the Second World War and, according to some reports may have offered sedatives to airmen during the conflict in the Falklands.[/SIZE]
Flying High - American Pilots Pop 'Go Pills' - Then Go Kill
[SIZE=+4]Flying High - American Pilots
Pop 'Go Pills' - Then Go Kill
[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]By Linda S. Heard
CounterPunch.org
1-26-3[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]The expression "flying high" takes on a whole new meaning when viewed in the light of the admission by the U.S. Air Force that its combat pilots regularly consume uppers and downers with its blessing. In fact, American bomber pilots are encouraged to take amphetamines, and upon return to base are sometimes offered tranquilizers to help them sleep.[/SIZE] [SIZE=+1]This shocking announcement - apparently a longtime open secret in the military - came to the notice of the public during an investigation of two U.S. F16 pilots responsible for dropping a laser-guided, 500lb bomb on a Canadian unit in Afghanistan. Four Canadian servicemen lost their lives as a result.[/SIZE] [SIZE=+1]Canada was outraged and demanded that the two American airmen face a justice. As part of the enquiry emerged the disturbing news that combat pilots in the U.S. military are encouraged by their own commanders to regularly pop amphetamine tablets. Once nicknamed "uppers" or "speed", amphetamines are now known as "go-pills" in the U.S. Air Force.[/SIZE] [SIZE=+1]An Air Force surgeon, a guest on CNN's Q&A programme, had no hesitation in extolling the virtues of the innocuous sounding "go-pills" during combat missions. He explained that they often save the lives of exhausted pilots, and that fatigue kills. He also admitted that pilots are allowed to self-medicate and that reluctance by airmen to take such stimulants could mean that they would be excluded from a particular mission.[/SIZE] [SIZE=+1]But do they increase the risk of "collateral damage" (a callous expression) at the hands of hyped up young men and women with their fingers on the button?[/SIZE] [SIZE=+1]According to the makers of Dexedrine GlaxoSmithKline, they certainly do. It warns that the product may impair the patient's ability to engage in potentially hazardous activity such as operating machines and vehicles.[/SIZE] [SIZE=+1]The common side effects of Dexedrine may include, nervousness, insomnia, hostility, and addiction as well as feelings of suspicion and paranoia. The worst is known as "amphetamine psychosis", which causes hallucinations and delusion.[/SIZE] [SIZE=+1]One of the pilots under current investigation took 5mgs two hours before the mission, while the other popped 10mgs just one hour prior to take-off. Could the pilots have been hallucinating or paranoid when they believed that the Canadians were firing at them? The pilots recently sat through the first session of an official hearing so, presumably, we will shortly find out.[/SIZE] [SIZE=+1]But the taking of amphetamines isn't just limited to pilots in Afghanistan. The surgeon said that combat pilots in the U.S. military have been popping pills for the past 60 years. This, according to my reckoning, takes us way back to World War II.[/SIZE] [SIZE=+1]It is common knowledge that the British issued stimulants to their pilots during the Second World War and, according to some reports may have offered sedatives to airmen during the conflict in the Falklands.[/SIZE]